Jersey Fresh Stewed Tomatoes recipe

All Recipes Side Dish Vegetables Tomatoes

Ingredients

6 large tomatoes - peeled, cored, and chopped
¾ cup chopped green bell pepper
½ cup chopped sweet onion
½ cup chopped celery
1 teaspoon white sugar
½ teaspoon salt
¼ teaspoon dried oregano
¼ teaspoon dried basil
⅛ teaspoon black pepper
1 tablespoon water
1 ½ teaspoons cornstarch

Nutrition Info

37 calories
carbohydrate: 8.2 g
cholesterol: : -
fat: 0.3 g
fiber: 2.2 g
protein: 1.5 g
saturatedFat: 0.1 g
servingSize: -
sodium: 159.1 mg
sugar: 5 g
transFat: : -
unsaturatedFat: : -

Directions

  1. Combine tomatoes, green bell pepper, onion, and celery in a large skillet over medium heat, cook and stir until fragrant, about 10 minutes. Reduce heat and cook until green bell pepper and onion are soft, about 5 minutes more. Stir in sugar, salt, oregano, basil, and pepper.

  2. Whisk water and cornstarch together in a small bowl. Stir into the skillet. Simmer tomato mixture until thickened, about 5 minutes.

Recipe Yield

8 servings

Recipe Note

This is a great side dish for ham or fish using garden-fresh tomatoes, peppers, celery and onions. A little sugar cuts the acid of the tomatoes.

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